Foot Locker's turnaround could accelerate under Dick's ownership, say analysts

  • Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSEKS) is making a bid to acquire rival Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) for roughly $2.3 billion in a move that would reshape the US athletic retail landscape and give Dick's a broader reach into lower-income and international markets. The potential acquisition, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would value Foot Locker at $24 per share—a roughly 87% premium to the company's closing price on Wednesday.